Will (Marc Zammit) wants to jump off a bridge to end his life after having been left by his girlfriend, but Ozzy (Jason Flemyng) talkes him down and convinces him to delay his suicide at least for a beer and a story. This story takes us to a Greek island, where three men, Jason (Duncan Pow), Hector (Dickon Tolson) and Atia (Mitchell Lewis) from totally different backgrounds who have all recntly loved the loves of their lives, have come to end their own lives one way or another. But the island and its beauty has its own magic, only augmented by a mysterious woman in white (Velle Tshabalala), who seems to phase in and out of the men's stories every now and again without ever seeming to be within reach ...

Now The Journey is not so much a narrative movie in the traditional sort of way (though it's story is still easy enough to follow) but more of a meditation on grief and the overcoming of grief, which is mirrored rather nicely in the film's repeating motives, always replayed in compelling variations, intentionally laid back pace and reliance on atmospheric filmmaking. And of course, the film makes perfect use of its Greek locations that are presented in a beautiful yet never glossy way, while the ensemble is uniformly relatable, and they give nuanced performances, to help turn this into a rather fascinating piece of film.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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